Re: Need advice about heating a 4' wide tank
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Manasha-Bogo
Alright. I'm scrapping the tanks and going with a PVC cage. I'm on a long ride back home now and so I'm trying to get it all planned out in the next few hours. ;)
I'm so excited!! Lol!
So I'm thinking of going with the T10, black, with swing out doors, pop in/out divider, and door locks (kids).
Two undecided things; heating and lighting.
Lighting: I want lighting, but would a fluorescent light throw off the temps in there? Or should I go with LED??
Heating: radiant heat panels sounds more like what I need to get ambient heat. The basicreptiles site says that a 40 watt rhp is good for a 2'x4'x1'. But this won't work in a divided tank, right? I'm gonna need one for each side. In a 2'x4'x15" cage, will I need two 28 watt rhps?
I also want to use a thin layer if substrate on the bottom.
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Yes if you are using a divider in the tank you will need 2 radiant heat panels. The 28 watt would be best.
The fluorescent lights do raise the cage temps slightly but not enough to worry about.
As I said in my previous post. The T8 would be better than a T10. If for no other reason the fact that you can get a T8 6 times faster + it's cheaper